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​See the latest news from the Capital Region of Denmark.​​​

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Smart solutions mean clean air and good health

​Stronger collaboration on cross-cutting initiatives can strengthen the Capital Region of Denmark’s lead within smart-city solutions even more.

Project Sociolance on wheels to assist the socially marginalised

​Today, the Capital Region of Denmark, the City of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen Fire Brigade launched a common pilot project with a vehicle, the so-called Sociolance. The Sociolance helps socially marginalised people who have been assessed to need social response effort.

Olympic research centre in the Capital Region of Denmark

​One of the nine global Olympic research centres is to open in Copenhagen as a collaboration between Bispebjerg Hospital and Hvidovre Hospital under the name “IOC Research Centre Copenhagen”. This was celebrated with a scientific symposium about the Olympic athlete on Friday 20 November.

Comprehensive collaboration concerning the Sound in place

​The executive committee of the Öresund Committee has decided to recommend that the Öresund Committee be changed into the Greater Copenhagen & Skåne Committee. This change will give Northern Europe a new business policy-centre of excellence, which is to attract investments and create more jobs. 

Massive boost for the diabetes area in the Capital Region of Denmark

​An investment of almost 3 billion Danish kroner in a new diabetes centre to raise diabetes treatment and research to world-class level.

Award for world-class arthritis centre and malaria centre

​Two internationally recognised research and treatment centres receive the Capital Region of Denmark’s Global Excellence health award.

New political agreement on a plan for the region's hospitals

​The 'Hospital and Psychiatry Plan 2020' for the Capital Region of Denmark will be changing course on several points. This was decided by a wide majority within the Regional Council.

Report: This is where Danes receive the best treatment of blood clots in the brain

​Denmark's fastest treatment of blood clots in the brain is at the Apoplexy Unit at Glostrup University Hospital, which is part of Rigshospitalet (the Copenhagen University Hospital) in the Capital Region of Denmark. Here patients receive treatment within 30 minutes from arrival.

Danish and American company cooperate on developing cure for cancer

​The Øresund cooperation with Massachusetts has led to specific results.

Making it easier for citizens in the Capital Region of Denmark

​A new health services agreement between the Capital Region of Denmark and the region’s 29 municipalities focuses on equality in health.

Electric cars ensure cleaner air and fill the municipal purse

The Capital Region of Denmark has a vision of a green and innovative metropolis with high quality of life and growth. A new study underpins the financial value of using fossil-fuel-free municipal cars.

Huge investment in green growth to create more jobs

The Growth Forum of the Capital City is ready to invest up to DKK 70 mill. in green growth. A new application round has been launched.

New company ready to build light railway on Ring 3 motorway

The light railway on the Ring 3 motorway now has its own company, Ring 3 Letbane I/S, which is to build and run the light railway. The 13 owners signed the final papers last week.

Patients in the Capital Region of Denmark have become even more satisfied

By far the majority of patients are satisfied with the treatment they have received at the region's hospitals.

Copenhagen as a green host

Copenhagen has been appointed European Green Capital 2014, and the city’s green ideas will be highly visible during the Eurovision Song Contest, that is to take place between 4-10 May 2014.

New equipment costing DKK 146 mill. will shorten waiting times for cancer patients

The Regional Council in the Capital Region of Denmark has decided to procure new hospital equipment for DKK 146 mill. over the next year. The new equipment will help cut waiting times for cancer treatment.

Regional innovation strategy yields results

Significant increase in business collaboration in the Capital Region of Denmark.

The Capital Region of Denmark is freezing soil in order to remediate it

Inspired by the Ice Age, a small group of geologists have made headway, revolutionising the way we remediate soil.

The capital region at the forefront in ensuring more electric vehicles on the roads

The Capital Region of Denmark is the first region in Denmark to decide only to purchase environmentally friendly vehicles for operations in the region from 1 July 2014.

New response vehicle will control health service response at serious accidents

A new mobile command centre with a camera at a height of 6 meters, 4G internet and fully equipped with office space, will be optimising response by the Capital Region of Denmark at serious accidents.

Making things easier for cyclists in the capital region

Cyclists will be getting more space to park their bikes, better lighting on the cycle superhighways and a new bicycle repair station. Ten new projects in total are to encourage more people to take their bikes around the Capital Region of Denmark.

Waiting times still falling for acute patients in the Capital region

On average, patients wait for 38 minutes to receive treatment at the Region's emergency departments.

Charge your electric car at the hospital

Drivers of electric cars will soon be able to charge their car while at the hospital. The Capital Region of Denmark has just allocated DKK 1.3 million for 13 charging stations in the capital region.

Enhanced growth conditions in the Capital Region of Denmark

The Danish government and the Growth Forum of the Capital City are entering into a partnership agreement which will ensure growth in the capital region.
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